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[14:39:26] @ linuxuser !bang

[14:39:28] @ linuxuser !reload

[14:39:29] @ linuxuser !bang

[14:39:42] @ linuxuser wof: you also watching Cyberpunk: Edgerunner ?

[14:39:56] @ linuxuser I'm on episode 8 at the moment

[14:40:50] @ linuxuser hey ComputerTech

[14:41:39] @ linuxuser eh, about the usual

[14:42:11] @ linuxuser you?

[14:46:32] @ linuxuser .yt chillin killin

[14:53:42] @ linuxuser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PfC1TEqS2Y

[14:59:01] @ linuxuser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLXTBbMRxK8

[15:52:09] @ linuxuser wof: ah, I have it on PS4

[15:52:24] @ linuxuser it was so fucking buggy when it came out

[15:52:35] @ linuxuser people were returning it and getting refunds. lel

[15:53:30] @ linuxuser it was cyberpunk

[15:53:48] @ linuxuser they just did a new Cyberpunk anime

[15:53:55] @ linuxuser Piba: Cyberpunk 2077

[15:54:01] @ linuxuser .w cyberpunk 2077

[15:54:26] @ linuxuser .yt lil jon get low

[15:54:36] @ linuxuser kek

[15:54:54] @ linuxuser homo dance will never stop being funny

[15:55:41] @ linuxuser anyway

[15:55:49] @ linuxuser Cyberpunk is kinda my thing

[15:55:58] @ linuxuser high tech, low life dystopia

[15:56:10] @ linuxuser y'know... like the real world

[15:56:12] @ linuxuser lel

[15:56:24] @ linuxuser the game would have been OK if it just wasn't so buggy at launch

[15:56:29] @ linuxuser at least on PS4 anyway

[15:56:43] @ linuxuser I could have returned it and gotten a refund

[15:56:56] @ linuxuser I played it through within about 48 hours

[15:57:04] @ linuxuser despite the frequent crashes

[15:57:22] @ linuxuser lel

[15:57:29] @ linuxuser yeah, it was kinda fitting actually

[15:57:40] @ linuxuser if you like cyberpunk in general as a genre

[15:57:50] @ linuxuser I have two book recommendations

[15:58:12] @ linuxuser Daemon and FreedomTM by Daniel Suarez

[15:58:24] @ linuxuser actually I think I have them in epub somewhere if you want me to DCC you copies

[15:58:40] @ linuxuser yeah, that'll work too

[15:58:53] @ linuxuser or #bookz on undernet

[15:59:13] @ linuxuser oh hell yeah

[15:59:16] @ linuxuser nah

[15:59:21] @ linuxuser #bookz on undernet still going strong

[15:59:34] @ linuxuser I prefer epub to all other formats

[15:59:41] @ linuxuser but in a pinch I'll take .mobi

[15:59:51] @ linuxuser hmm

[16:00:03] @ linuxuser idgaf what amazon support

[16:00:15] @ linuxuser MoonReader+ on Android

[16:00:24] @ linuxuser or FBReader on PC

[16:00:34] @ linuxuser will read pretty much anything

[16:01:06] @ linuxuser but yeah, Daemon and FreedomTM by Daniel Suarez are top notch

[16:02:33] @ linuxuser the only book I can think of off the top of my head that I've read that was originally published in German...

[16:02:46] @ linuxuser is probably Chariots Of The Gods? by Erich Von Daniken

[16:02:53] @ linuxuser but of course I read the English translation

[16:04:31] @ linuxuser Piba: that home-made electric ignition shotgun the Japanese ex-PM got assassinated with... That's cyberpunk af

[16:05:00] @ linuxuser it's not just a game

[16:05:04] @ linuxuser it's an entire genre

[16:05:23] @ linuxuser stuff like Ghost In The Shell is classic cyberpunk

[16:05:39] @ linuxuser not the live-action version either

[16:05:41] @ linuxuser the anime

[16:07:42] @ linuxuser anyway, Cyberpunk is a genre. It's about a high-tech, dystopian future. Like we're heading into with the Great Reset

[16:08:33] @ linuxuser dystopian cyberpunk thrillers are my all-time favourite genre

[16:09:03] @ linuxuser !bang

[16:09:05] @ linuxuser !bang

[16:09:07] @ linuxuser !reload

[16:09:07] @ linuxuser !bang

[16:12:44] @ linuxuser William Hertling's Singularity series was also pretty good

[16:13:10] @ linuxuser and the Nexus series by Ramez Naam

[16:21:45] @ linuxuser !bang

[16:21:47] @ linuxuser !bang

[16:21:49] @ linuxuser !reload

[16:23:31] @ linuxuser butt seriously

[16:24:22] @ linuxuser I'm drinking brandy and mountain dew

[16:24:26] @ linuxuser RIP my teeth

[16:28:30] @ linuxuser who do you think I am, Pamela Anderson?

[16:29:27] @ linuxuser yeah, I'mma be honest with ya

[16:29:45] @ linuxuser I probably won't spend the money it would take on dental implants

[16:29:59] @ linuxuser last I heard, Pamela Anderson married Julian Assange

[16:30:05] @ linuxuser (not kidding)

[16:31:26] @ linuxuser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_O1oIqVq3g

[16:32:15] @ linuxuser man I'm so fucking disgusted with the lack of action from the Australian government on doing anything about Assange

[16:32:45] @ linuxuser I mean, it's typical of the Australian government, they'll throw anyone and everyone under the bus for the slightest personal gain for themselves

[16:32:57] @ linuxuser which is par for the course, but it still disgusts me

[16:33:49] @ linuxuser yeah, well

[16:34:14] @ linuxuser it's because we have a few US-owned nuclear weapons stationed in some strategic positions in Australia

[16:34:20] @ linuxuser and Pine Gap

[16:34:45] @ linuxuser although the US-owned nuclear missiles aren't officially acknowledged

[16:35:04] @ linuxuser the nukes aren't stationed at Pine Gap

[16:36:54] @ linuxuser mostly at US naval bases in Western Australia and South Australia

[16:37:57] @ linuxuser it depends on what they're targetting

[16:38:18] @ linuxuser and when they're targetting China, Australia is a hell of a lot closer

[16:39:53] @ linuxuser anyway, to answer your question, I'll give you one

[16:40:17] @ linuxuser U.S. Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt, Western Australia

[16:40:47] @ linuxuser and they've been there since the 70's

[16:43:38] @ linuxuser that's the point, they don't officially exist, so you're not going to see them

[16:47:04] @ linuxuser we've also hosted UK nuclear weapons, but only briefly, for testing

[16:47:10] @ linuxuser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nuclear_tests_at_Maralinga

[16:51:11] @ linuxuser heh

[16:51:51] @ linuxuser until 2019 the US was still running command and control systems for some of their nuclear weapons on machines that had to be booted from 8-inch floppies

[16:51:59] @ linuxuser https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/nuclear-weapons-floppy-disks.html

[16:54:46] @ linuxuser I'm pretty sure they're phasing out all the land-based missiles they have stationed in Australia for mobile, submarine-launched stuff anyway, and have been for a while

[16:55:37] @ linuxuser right now, yeah

[16:55:47] @ linuxuser which is why the US station a few here

[16:56:00] @ linuxuser but that is due to change relatively soon

[16:56:03] @ linuxuser https://news.usni.org/2022/07/14/australia-to-pick-nuclear-submarine-design-in-early-2023-says-official

[16:56:48] @ linuxuser we recently caused a bit of an issue with France when we cancelled an order of submarines from them

[16:57:25] @ linuxuser https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220611-australia-announces-compensation-deal-with-france-over-scrapped-submarine-contract

[16:57:48] @ linuxuser >He also stunned Paris by announcing a secret deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered submarines, a major shift for a country with little domestic nuclear capability.

[16:58:11] @ linuxuser our problem is mainly political

[16:58:41] @ linuxuser the radical left "greens" faction has convinced the majority of the Australian public that anything nuclear is going to instantly turn into Chernobyl

[16:58:59] @ linuxuser despite the fact that we're in the top 3 producers of uranium in the world

[16:59:16] @ linuxuser and have a nuclear reactor running at Lucas Heights in suburban Sydney, and have had it for many years

[16:59:19] @ linuxuser without incident

[16:59:27] @ linuxuser in fact most Australians don't even know it exists

[17:00:55] @ linuxuser decomissioned in 2007 according to Wikipedia

[17:01:06] @ linuxuser but definitely was an actual reactor

[17:01:21] @ linuxuser anyway, the point remains

[17:01:39] @ linuxuser of all the countries in the world, the best one to do nuclear power in would be Australia

[17:02:00] @ linuxuser geographically stable, so no crazy earthquakes like what happened at Fukushima

[17:02:16] @ linuxuser huge uranium reserves, so easy to mine and refine the materials needed

[17:02:48] @ linuxuser and also, most Australia is completely barren desert for thousands of kilometres in every direction

[17:02:49] @ linuxuser so

[17:03:01] @ linuxuser plenty of space to safely store depleted uranium

[17:03:45] @ linuxuser but the "greens" faction of the left has demonized the shit out of nuclear here, so the public will never go for it

[17:04:11] @ linuxuser even though places like Sweden have conclusively proven it can be done safely and effectively

[17:04:42] @ linuxuser ya

[17:04:48] @ linuxuser well the point there is...

[17:05:14] @ linuxuser we have the expertise required to run a reactor already too.

[17:05:26] @ linuxuser Because we've done it already a couple of times.

[17:06:04] @ linuxuser well it was pretty bad, but also Japan has a bit of a history of nuclear fuck-ups due to poor training and poor safety practices.

[17:07:00] @ linuxuser then again, as Fukushima showed, it is possible also to just plain be unlucky

[17:07:59] @ linuxuser anyway, the big problems Australia has are mostly the same ones as the rest of the West has...

[17:08:27] @ linuxuser political stupidity being the #1 problem

[17:08:58] @ linuxuser although political stupidity isn't exactly unique to the West

[17:10:23] @ linuxuser well

[17:10:28] @ linuxuser I'm not a nuclear engineer

[17:11:06] @ linuxuser I'm just certain that we have people in Australia who have the expertise required to run reactors and safely dispose of (store) the waste product

[17:11:34] @ linuxuser obviously, I'm not one of them

[17:11:46] @ linuxuser but I'm sure they exist, because we've had reactors running here before

[17:12:28] @ linuxuser our major mistakes, politically, are two things

[17:12:34] @ linuxuser 1.) Giving in to leftists

[17:12:53] @ linuxuser 2.) Selling off our natural resources instead of developing our own manufacturing capabilities

[17:13:03] @ linuxuser ya, that's what I'm talking about

[17:13:04] @ linuxuser !bang

[17:13:06] @ linuxuser shit

[17:13:09] @ linuxuser anyway

[17:13:27] @ linuxuser yeah, that's what I'm talking about when I say the Greens here have convinced the majority of people to never allow nuclear

[17:13:52] @ linuxuser they've convinced them that it can never be done safely

[17:14:08] @ linuxuser of course the truth is there's some level of risk to *everything*

[17:14:45] @ linuxuser but to say that a country like Australia can't do nuclear power as safely as Sweden for example, just makes no sense

[17:14:51] @ linuxuser there's no reason we couldn't

[17:15:21] @ linuxuser except a lack of political will to do so

[17:15:42] @ linuxuser well, the concentration does matter

[17:15:50] @ linuxuser but

[17:16:02] @ linuxuser the same people who are rabidly politically anti-nuclear

[17:16:22] @ linuxuser are the kind of people who have absolutely no idea that walking outside into sunlight is exposing them to nuclear radiation

[17:17:02] @ linuxuser "NO TO NUCLEAR! We need GREEN energy, like solar!"

[17:17:11] @ linuxuser bitch please, the sun is a giant nuclear reaction

[17:17:15] @ linuxuser lel

[17:18:11] @ linuxuser especially when you consider the amount of "fossil fuels" and rare-earth materials it takes to manufacture a single solar panel

[17:19:29] @ linuxuser I'm pretty sure nuclear still works out more efficient, given the lifespan of a modern nuclear power plant design

[17:20:41] @ linuxuser well, efficiency isn't everything

[17:20:57] @ linuxuser I *love* Class A audio amplifiers

[17:21:04] @ linuxuser even though they're the least efficient

[17:21:35] @ linuxuser because a well-designed one, coupled with reasonably efficient (relatively) speakers... gives you the best possible sound quality

[17:21:48] @ linuxuser Class D is great for powering subwoofers on their own

[17:22:07] @ linuxuser great power efficiency, and limited bandwidth of frequency reproduction required

[17:22:28] @ linuxuser but if you want the most linear signal reproduction in a wideband (full range) system, Class A is still unbeaten

[17:23:05] @ linuxuser wat

[17:23:20] @ linuxuser what volume do you usually listen at though?

[17:23:40] @ linuxuser tbh, I don't know how loud my whole PA setup is

[17:23:51] @ linuxuser I have an SPL meter, but it tops out at 130 dB

[17:24:02] @ linuxuser and the needle was off the end of the meter when I tried to measure it

[17:24:29] @ linuxuser to put that into perspective, the loudest concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia was Linkin Park at 119 dB

[17:24:30] @ linuxuser lel

[17:25:10] @ linuxuser yeah

[17:25:15] @ linuxuser I like my music LOUD

[17:25:22] @ linuxuser yep

[17:25:35] @ linuxuser well

[17:25:53] @ linuxuser after a party I held in the early 2000's once, some people woke up the next morning with itchy ears

[17:26:01] @ linuxuser turned out it was due to dried blood in their ear canals

[17:26:07] @ linuxuser literally made their ears bleed

[17:26:07] @ linuxuser lol

[17:26:20] @ linuxuser but I have glue-ear, so that's never been a problem for me

[17:26:33] @ linuxuser although I did once get the system so loud I got a nose-bleed from it

[17:27:07] @ linuxuser heh

[17:27:15] @ linuxuser you will never know

[17:27:23] @ linuxuser the sensation of your auditory nerve overloading

[17:27:43] @ linuxuser (feels like a giant blowfly is buzzing inside your inner ear)

[17:28:22] @ linuxuser you've heard something so loud it completely overloaded your auditory nerve to the point where you feel it "buzz" like a giant blowfly is buzzing against your eardrum?

[17:29:06] @ linuxuser ah, well then you didn't truly overload the auditory nerve

[17:29:27] @ linuxuser #1 track I've had that happen with is AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll)

[17:29:31] @ linuxuser when the bagpipes kick in

[17:29:48] @ linuxuser like I said, my SPL meter tops out at 130 dB

[17:29:58] @ linuxuser but I'd estimate it was probably hitting 145+ dB

[17:30:07] @ linuxuser maybe 150ish

[17:30:51] @ linuxuser truly a testament to the abilities of the Klipsch K-55-M midrange driver and K-400 horn assembly

[17:31:45] @ linuxuser lel

[17:31:57] @ linuxuser Klipsch K-55-M midrange drivers, mounted on K-400 horns: https://photographs.leonardauction.com/max/195368.jpg

[17:35:42] @ linuxuser as used in the Klipsch La Scala

[17:35:45] @ linuxuser eg. https://us.v-cdn.net/5021930/uploads/editor/uo/nijw9zjs6coc.jpg

[17:38:04] @ linuxuser !bang

[17:38:48] @ linuxuser apparently Jerry Garcia from The Grateful Dead gave the Hells Angels a pair of Klipsch La Scala speakers

[17:39:02] @ linuxuser that they used at their Richmond, California clubhouse for parties

[17:39:05] @ linuxuser until 2019

[17:39:24] @ linuxuser (the speakers were bought in 1966 or '67)

[17:39:44] @ linuxuser https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends/hells-angels-party-stereo-system-including-the

[17:39:56] @ linuxuser I have a 1974 pair

[17:40:13] @ linuxuser that I think my father bought in about '76

[17:42:34] @ linuxuser Klipsch rate them for a maximum of 124 dB

[17:42:41] @ linuxuser but that's obviously very understated

[17:43:34] @ linuxuser offload the low-end to subwoofers instead, reduce the load on the 15" woofer in the La Scalas and you can basically just keep cranking them up until ears are literally bleeding

[17:52:26] @ linuxuser this guy has them way too close together

[17:52:37] @ linuxuser and is definitely NOT cranking them up 120+ dB

[17:52:39] @ linuxuser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roXnoRyHslA

[17:59:36] @ linuxuser hmm

[17:59:44] @ linuxuser better separation, still not quite ideal

[17:59:45] @ linuxuser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW43RKswuJw

[18:00:07] @ linuxuser also lol @ using Spotify as the source

[18:01:23] @ linuxuser but it sort of gives you an idea of how 'live' they sound

[18:28:00] @ linuxuser whoa, cool it with the naziphobia, bigot

[18:28:44] @ linuxuser .w fu manchu

[18:30:28] @ linuxuser so much hate

[18:32:54] @ linuxuser anyway, I'm proud to be a cunt

[18:33:00] @ linuxuser because you are what you eat, you dick

[18:33:22] @ linuxuser lel

[18:33:28] @ linuxuser .yt dicks pussies assholes

[18:34:12] @ linuxuser .yt everything is racist

[18:34:16] @ linuxuser bah

[18:34:20] @ linuxuser not the clip I was after

[18:34:24] @ linuxuser .yt everything is racist lego movie

[18:34:29] @ linuxuser there we go

[18:39:52] @ linuxuser everyone, obviously

[18:40:08] @ linuxuser but especially you, for asking

[18:41:49] @ linuxuser ikr, you like cycling? you're a cyclist. You like racing? Suddenly everyone hates you :(

[18:42:55] @ linuxuser https://i.redd.it/vk5e4yqrlzg21.png

[18:43:03] @ linuxuser !bang

[18:43:06] @ linuxuser !BANG

[18:43:08] @ linuxuser !RELOAD

[18:43:10] @ linuxuser !bang

[18:43:27] @ linuxuser !topduck

[18:43:30] @ linuxuser gah

[18:43:34] @ linuxuser Peorth way out in front

[18:43:52] @ linuxuser lies

[18:43:56] @ linuxuser he's a slut

[18:44:03] @ linuxuser ...you have to pay whores

[18:44:06] @ linuxuser :P

[18:44:24] @ linuxuser phonekait gets it

[18:44:44] @ linuxuser ohai

[18:45:36] @ linuxuser trying to sell my new sitcom, but none of the network execs are saying yes :(

[18:45:42] @ linuxuser this wouldn't happen to Ray Romano

[18:45:56] @ linuxuser btw, my new sitcom is called Everybody Loves Anal

[18:47:45] @ linuxuser it's OK, Piba

[18:47:50] @ linuxuser don't be upset

[18:47:54] @ linuxuser I'll dry out in an hour

[18:48:13] @ linuxuser because deadly thew a bucket of water on me

[18:48:21] @ linuxuser <DuckHunt> deadly > You throw a bucket of water on linuxuser in exchange for 10 xp points, thereby forcing him to wait for 1h for his clothes to dry out before he can hunt again.

[18:48:47] @ linuxuser how've you been anyways, Piba?

[18:49:49] @ linuxuser I keep getting spam calls from some UK number

[18:50:25] @ linuxuser haven't answered them yet, but I might start answering them and putting the phone on mute and just seeing how long it takes them to hang up, just to waste their money

[18:51:40] @ linuxuser What do you do for work?

[18:51:54] @ linuxuser maybe

[18:51:58] @ linuxuser but I'm drinking

[18:52:01] @ linuxuser remind me?

[18:52:21] @ linuxuser hmmm

[18:52:25] @ linuxuser ohhh yeah

[18:52:29] @ linuxuser graphic design

[18:52:33] @ linuxuser now I remember

[18:53:01] @ linuxuser sorry, I've drunk about a half a bottle of brandy in the last couple of hours

[18:53:12] @ linuxuser lewis capaldi

[18:53:14] @ linuxuser hmm

[18:53:20] @ linuxuser not familiar with him

[18:53:28] @ linuxuser but my playlist says I have some of his tracks

[18:54:12] @ linuxuser https://i.imgur.com/Yh1tv1G.png

[18:55:14] @ linuxuser the name makes me think of this tho

[18:55:16] @ linuxuser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PJjaA8j-kE

[18:55:35] @ linuxuser lol I know

[18:55:50] @ linuxuser I apparently have some Lewis Capaldi songs: https://i.imgur.com/Yh1tv1G.png

[18:55:57] @ linuxuser don't think I ever listened to them tho

[18:56:41] @ linuxuser https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_900596/napoleon-1875-vsop-french-brandy-700ml

[18:57:32] @ linuxuser I'm drinking it mixed with Mountain Dew at the moment

[18:58:01] @ linuxuser goes better with just plain lemonade, but the missus likes lemonade and not Mountain Dew, so I'm drinking the Mountain Dew

[18:59:42] @ linuxuser dunno, never tried brandy with cola

[19:03:00] @ linuxuser I like Red Bull with voda

[19:03:01] @ linuxuser vodka*

[19:04:11] @ linuxuser there's no need to be rude

[19:44:01] @ linuxuser ah

[19:44:12] @ linuxuser I got sidetracked re-organizing my multimedia collection

[19:44:21] @ linuxuser I need to rewatch the last 2 episodes

[19:45:10] @ linuxuser re-organizing my multimedia collection and then I'll run an fserve for it on IRC

[20:11:15] @ linuxuser !bang

[20:15:50] @ linuxuser still got a long way to go to catch up to Peorth

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